Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS Joe Kopp (43) leads the Expert TT class at the Jackpine Gypsies Clubgrounds; Kopp went on to win the class. and Brad Oxley. The Wild Card slot went to Don Odom. Oxley drew the pole with Venegas in the second slot. Odom was in the center, with Finch and Lucero to the outside. The race got under way with a fairly even start and the pack entered the first tum as a tight group. By the end of lap one, Venegas and Oxley were running in close succes ion, followed by Lucero in third. The leader would not remain so for long, however, as Venegas went out on the dirt on lap two and would be passed by both Oxley and Lucero (riding the low line) before the face was over. Oxley held on and met the checkers first, with Lucero, Venegas, Odom and Finch· after a firstlap crash - rounding out the field. The Handicap main was marked by a number of new faces. From the low yardage Joe Erhardt led the first lap, with Jake Zemke in his first Handicap main running second. Lance King started on the forty-yard line but was on the move and only used one lap to move into second place. Quickly upon the leader, King pressured the hard-riding Erhardt for five Laps before finally making the pa s. The race unraveled on the sixth lap with multiple cra hes, and because more than half the race had been run, the contest was declared over. The win went to King with Lucero second, Northrup third and Erhardt fourth. Results SCRATCH MAIN: t. Brad Oxley (Wn); 2.. Steve Lucero (Cdn): 3. Charlie Ve.negas Oaw); 4. Oon Odom (Cdn); 5. Jesse Finch (Wes) HOCP MAIN: 1. Lance King (Wes); 2. Steve Lucero (Cdn); 3. Andy Northrup (Wes); 4. Joe Erhardt ewes): s. Don Odom (Cdn). SDCAR MAiN: I. l.ew .. /Macy (Yam): 2.. Gudnn-/Lynct (lCaw); 3. Matheqon/Lftder (Yam); •• Steele/King (Hon). SUP MAIN· 1. Craig Dd'tull.tppa (J.Iw); 2.. Paul Colston (Wes): 3. Bill Green (Wes); 4. Tony Wood OilW); 5. Ken Hansen (Wes). Kopps on top at Sturgis STITT doubleheader By Clay Light STURGIS, SO, AUG. 8 Cousins Joe and Lonny Kopp topped the Professional race action during Tuesday's AMA doubleheader at the Jackpine Gypsies clubgrounds, day two of the week-long festivities hosted by the club. Joe Kopp, the national number-43-plate holder, won the TT portion, while Lonny, national number 81, won the evening's Short Tra,ck Expert event. Rotax-mounted Charlie Brown led the Expert TT main, but Joe Kopp, fresh off his impressive performance at the Peoria National TT, railed past Brown to take the lead. Next to pass Brown was Arkansas' Marc Gifford. Joe Kopp motored away with an easy win ahead of Gifford while Brown took an off-course excursion that allowed both Russ Yamamoto and Lonny Kopp to take third and fourth, respectively. Brown netted fifth ahead of Dale Jenneman. The best racing came during the short track program. Steve Mayfield, Corey Brink, Yamamoto and Lonny Kopp were heat-race winners. Rex Fisher barely edged out Kenny Coolbeth Jr. for a win in the first semi while Eli Price bested Steve Hyson in semi two. Lonny Kopp sat the pole position for the 12-rider, 20lap Expert main event, using it to his advantage by motoring into the lead foIlowed by Yamamoto, Brink, Mayfield and Coolbeth. Lonny Kopp jumped out into an immediate and permanent lead while Brink got around Yamamoto and Mayfield to settle into second. Joe Kopp followed Brink through traffic, but catching Lonny Kopp was next to impossible. Joe Kopp eventually got around Brink to make it a sweep of Washington riders as Lonny Kopp took the checkered flag for the win. Results TT EX: l. Joe: Kopp (W.R); 2. Marc Gifford (KTM): 3. Rust Yamamoto (Ra); 4.. Lonny Kopp (Rtx): 5. Charlie Brown (Ra). 600 PRO-AM: 1. J.R. Schnabel (Kaw'; 2. John McClelland (Kaw); 3. Steve Smith (Rtx); 4. Jim Ferington (Hon); S. Randy Cough.lIn (Hon). 250 PRO-AM: 1. J.R.. Schnabel (Kaw); 2. John McLe.lland (Yam); 3. Ron Reiner CHon). OPEN A: I. Jerad Cheney (Hon); 2. Be.. u Brown (Rtx): 3. Mark Van Zuy~ (Yam). 40+: l. Jim Allen aion); 2. Dan Makmey (Hon); 3. Dan Ren· lund (Yam'. 250 A; I. Greg Chicoine (Kaw): 2.Jmtd Cheney (Hon); 3. OuAty Faukb (Hon). 125 A: I. Beau Brown (Kaw); 2. Dusty Faulds (Hon); 3. Joe l!.h1er (Yam); 4. Damn Upp (Suz); 5. Lei! Ivll!f'5Ol\ (Hon). 80 A: 1. Mike Miller: (Hon): 2. Beau Brown (Kaw): 3. Jacobe Bath (Yam); 4. NlCk Snider (Yam); 5. Sean Ught (Suz). 60 A: I. J..cobe Bath (Kaw); 2. Ryan 1.ogan (Kaw); 3. Cameron Means O and 50cc A winner Devin Wenz. Results EX: 1. j.P SlmOnH'n (Hon); 2. Dale Jenneman (H·D); 3. Corey Bnnk (Rtx): 4-. CMrhe Brown (Rtx); 5. Eli Price (Rtx). PR()..AM 600: 1. j.R. Schnabel (W-R): 2. Robert Anderson Oion); 3. Steve Smith (Hon). PRO-AM Z5O: 1 J.R. Schnabel (W.R,): 2. Steve Smith (Hon); 3. Rid: Gray (Hon). OPEN A: I. Jerold Cheney (Hon); 2 Joehuil Knolt (Rtx). 40. A: I. Robert Johnston (Yam): 2. Jim Allen (H-D); 3. Cary Pettis (8ul). PRO TW: I. Sieve Hyson (Tn); 2. john Mc:CIelland (Yam); 3. William Burr CBSA). VINT 600: I. Tim Gregory (Hon); 2. Roy Haines (Bul): 3. Robert Johnston (Yam) 250 A: I. Jet'ad Cheney (Hon); 2. Grq Chicoine (J(.aw); 3. Elizabeth Kantor (Yam) 125 A: 1. Beau 8rown (Kaw); 2. Chm Fel5l (yam): 3. Mike Miner (Hon). 60 A: I. jacob Bath Oat one time or another. Most recently, Nixon won the ~ BMW Battle of the Legends race in 1994. H Results "'cing DINO VlNT: I. George WiU5 (H·O); 2. Leo Anthony (H..[). CLSSC VINT (~250): 1. Danny W..,.d CBSA); 2. John Plumb (Par); 3. RJCh CcMtes (USA): 4.. Ed MarJiaU (Tri); 5. Carl Forkry (H·D). CLSSC VlNT (500-750)' I. GeorgI! Richtmeyer (Tn); 2. George Wills (H-D); 3. Rusty Lowry (H-O) 4. Reed Marks (Tri). MORN VINT (0·250): 1. David AJdaM (BuJ); 2. George IUdttmeyn- «Ju); 3. John Plumb (Yam); 4. Mark Thomu (Oss); 5. Chris Hemphill (Yam). MORN VlNT (251-50()): I. Henry Landry (Bu)): 2. Steve Longo (Tri); 3. Greg Butek (Hon);" Blake Wilson (Hon): 5. Craig Breckon (BSA). MORN VlNT (501·750): 1. George Richbneyer (Tri) 2. Fran Brown (Tn); 3. David Aldolna (BSA); 4. Steve Longo (BSA): 5 William Nl!WeU (Tri). 250 SEMI PRO: I. Roger Durkee (Hon):L. Paul Lynch (HOIl); 3. Garth Bastian (Hon); 4.. Bob Wt"IM (Hon); 5. Ken Dahlin CHon). 600 SEMI-PRO: I. Rogn- Durkee (Hon); 2.. Duane Veeder (W.R); 3. Paul Lynch (Rtx);" Morgan Coolbet:h (Rtx) 5. Wauk(R:tx). Show PRE·I940: 1. Nate Sheldon QOH). '4VSO: 1. John Head (Nor). 'SF60: 1. Wayne Zebrowllkl (Tri). '61·'74: Wayne ZebrowskI (Tn). UNRST: I.Jim Oldgies (H·D). BEST AM; 1. Jim Oldgies (H~D). BEST BRIT: 1, BlII Pow tI (Trl). BEST JPN: 1. Jerry O'Brien (Yam). BEST EURO: 1. Dave Scheffer (}-I·D). BEST IN SHOW: 1. Scott l..oomis (Ju). PEOPLE'S Q-IOICE: I. Nate Sheldon UDH). British Cycle Supply Award. BEST BSk I. Dennis Martindale. BFSTTRl: I. Rob mdt. BEST NOR: I. Rob Frick British Bike Connection Award BEST NOR: 1. Rob Frick. CU!itom Bike Show BEST PAJNT: I. Roly Seyferth (H·D). BEST SPTSTR: I. Jdf Miller (H·D). BfST BIG TW: 1. Jade DeAgazio (H·D). BEST IMPORT: 1. DoIvu:l Bauer (Tri) oms

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